Matt McHugh

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

132

Gender

Male

Birthday

1894-01-22

Day of death

1971-02-22 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA

Matt McHugh

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Matthew O. McHugh (January 22, 1894 – February 22, 1971) was an American film actor who appeared in more than 200 films between 1931 and 1955, primarily in small cameo parts. McHugh came from a theatrical family. His parents ran a stock theatre company and, as a young child, he performed on stage. His brother, Frank, who went on to become part of the Warner Bros. stock company in the 1930s and 1940s, and sister Kitty performed an act with him by the time he was fourteen years old, but the family quit the stage around 1930. His brother Ed became an agent in New York. Matt made his Broadway debut in Elmer Rice's Street Scene in 1929, along with his brother Ed, and also appeared in Swing Your Lady in 1936. Despite his actual origins, McHugh usually performed his roles with a Brooklyn accent, and was often cast as characters explicitly from Brooklyn. In Star Spangled Rhythm (1941), his one scene is a protracted monologue during the climactic "Old Glory" sequence, in which McHugh plays a character who literally embodies the spirit of Brooklyn.

Known For

  • Freaks

    Freaks

  • Broadway Melody of 1938

    Broadway Melody of 1938

  • Arson, Inc.

    Arson, Inc.

  • Taxi!

    Taxi!

  • Barbary Coast

    Barbary Coast

  • Sailor Beware!

    Sailor Beware!

  • Mister Dynamite

    Mister Dynamite

  • Tropic Holiday

    Tropic Holiday

  • Nocturne

    Nocturne

  • Sadie McKee

    Sadie McKee

  • Anything Goes

    Anything Goes

  • The Bells of St. Mary's

    The Bells of St. Mary's

  • Diamond Jim

    Diamond Jim

  • Mr. Skeffington

    Mr. Skeffington

  • From Headquarters

    From Headquarters

  • Exposed

    Exposed

  • Professor Beware

    Professor Beware

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

  • The Prizefighter and the Lady

    The Prizefighter and the Lady

  • Mannequin

    Mannequin

  • The Gentleman from Louisiana

    The Gentleman from Louisiana

  • Whispering Footsteps

    Whispering Footsteps

  • Party Wire

    Party Wire

  • The Pride of the Yankees

    The Pride of the Yankees

  • Street Scene

    Street Scene

  • The Woman from Monte Carlo

    The Woman from Monte Carlo

  • Sappy Birthday

    Sappy Birthday

  • Home Town Story

    Home Town Story

  • How DOooo You Do

    How DOooo You Do

  • The Perfect Snob

    The Perfect Snob

  • The Boys from Syracuse

    The Boys from Syracuse

  • The Phantom Rider

    The Phantom Rider

  • Hard to Handle

    Hard to Handle

  • The Dark Corner

    The Dark Corner

  • Murder on a Honeymoon

    Murder on a Honeymoon

  • Primrose Path

    Primrose Path

  • At the Circus

    At the Circus

  • Bridal Bail

    Bridal Bail

  • Quiet Please, Murder

    Quiet Please, Murder

  • The Blue Dahlia

    The Blue Dahlia

  • True to Life

    True to Life

  • Flight for Freedom

    Flight for Freedom

  • The Secret of Dr. Kildare

    The Secret of Dr. Kildare

  • The Mad Miss Manton

    The Mad Miss Manton

  • Too Many Women

    Too Many Women

  • Salome, Where She Danced

    Salome, Where She Danced

  • And the Angels Sing

    And the Angels Sing

  • The Lady from Cheyenne

    The Lady from Cheyenne

  • They Won't Believe Me

    They Won't Believe Me

  • The Devil and Miss Jones

    The Devil and Miss Jones

  • That Certain Age

    That Certain Age

  • The Rage of Paris

    The Rage of Paris

  • The Good Fairy

    The Good Fairy

  • Dancing Lady

    Dancing Lady

  • The Trouble with Women

    The Trouble with Women

  • Sing and Like It

    Sing and Like It

  • Wings in the Dark

    Wings in the Dark

  • The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

    The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

  • Lady on a Train

    Lady on a Train

  • The Glass Key

    The Glass Key

  • A Gentleman at Heart

    A Gentleman at Heart

  • Three Loves Has Nancy

    Three Loves Has Nancy

  • The Jones Family in Hollywood

    The Jones Family in Hollywood

  • To Mary - with Love

    To Mary - with Love

  • You and Me

    You and Me

  • Holiday

    Holiday

  • West Point Widow

    West Point Widow

  • Hi Diddle Diddle

    Hi Diddle Diddle

  • While New York Sleeps

    While New York Sleeps

  • The Country Beyond

    The Country Beyond

  • Rangers of Fortune

    Rangers of Fortune

  • The Under-Pup

    The Under-Pup

  • I Take This Woman

    I Take This Woman

  • Navy Blue and Gold

    Navy Blue and Gold

  • Thunder in the Night

    Thunder in the Night

  • Night of Terror

    Night of Terror

  • Bed of Roses

    Bed of Roses

  • They Drive by Night

    They Drive by Night

  • The Last Trail

    The Last Trail

  • The Mark of the Whistler

    The Mark of the Whistler

  • Sailor's Lady

    Sailor's Lady

  • The Girl in 419

    The Girl in 419

  • The Man in the Trunk

    The Man in the Trunk

  • An Innocent Affair

    An Innocent Affair

  • Star Spangled Rhythm

    Star Spangled Rhythm

  • A Man of Sentiment

    A Man of Sentiment

  • La Conga Nights

    La Conga Nights

  • Shed No Tears

    Shed No Tears

  • The Man Who Dared

    The Man Who Dared

  • Chicken Wagon Family

    Chicken Wagon Family

  • Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!

    Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!

  • She Loves Me Not

    She Loves Me Not

  • Pardon My Clutch

    Pardon My Clutch

  • So This Is Washington

    So This Is Washington

  • 20,000 Men a Year

    20,000 Men a Year

  • The West Side Kid

    The West Side Kid

  • Sailor's Luck

    Sailor's Luck

  • It Happened in Flatbush

    It Happened in Flatbush

  • The Wet Parade

    The Wet Parade

  • The Loud Mouth

    The Loud Mouth

  • Afraid to Talk

    Afraid to Talk

  • Duke of Chicago

    Duke of Chicago

  • Girl Trouble

    Girl Trouble

  • Vacation in Reno

    Vacation in Reno

  • My Favorite Brunette

    My Favorite Brunette

  • Lost in the Stratosphere

    Lost in the Stratosphere

  • If You Could Only Cook

    If You Could Only Cook

  • $1,000 a Touchdown

    $1,000 a Touchdown

  • Tales of Robin Hood

    Tales of Robin Hood

  • Phantom Lady

    Phantom Lady

  • The Devil's Brother

    The Devil's Brother

  • No Time to Marry

    No Time to Marry

  • You, the People

    You, the People

  • Wham-Bam-Slam!

    Wham-Bam-Slam!

  • Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

  • Should Husbands Marry?

    Should Husbands Marry?

  • Miracles for Sale

    Miracles for Sale

  • So You Won't Squawk

    So You Won't Squawk

  • Secret Command

    Secret Command

  • His Ex Marks the Spot

    His Ex Marks the Spot

  • The Escape

    The Escape

  • Blues in the Night

    Blues in the Night

  • The Plumber and the Lady

    The Plumber and the Lady

  • Deadline for Murder

    Deadline for Murder

  • Cowboy in Manhattan

    Cowboy in Manhattan

  • Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!

    Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!

  • The Mad Game

    The Mad Game

  • Two Alone

    Two Alone

  • My Buddy

    My Buddy

  • The Greener Hills

    The Greener Hills

  • Hawkins & Watkins Inc.

    Hawkins & Watkins Inc.

  • The Grand Dame

    The Grand Dame